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Wendy Palmer

Voting for the Queer Romance Club May pick (fantasy theme)

More about the club here (tl;dr: all welcome to join in on reading queer romance books :ma_flag_pride: 📚 ):
mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/11314

Next month’s choices:

A River of Golden Bones by AK Milford - nb/m, Book 1 of a trilogy, epic-ish, Book 2 just released, Book 3 scheduled
kobo.com/au/en/ebook/a-river-o

Acts of Cupidity by ES Drake - m/m, stand-alone urban fantasy
kobo.com/au/en/ebook/acts-of-c

And then, in a nod to the sheer popularity of the cosy subgenre right now, these two:

The Honey Witch by Sydney Shields - f/f cosy stand-alone
kobo.com/au/en/ebook/the-honey

The Keeper of Lonely Spirits - m/m cosy stand-alone with the rarest of all fantasy creatures, protagonists who aren’t in their early 20s 😉
kobo.com/au/en/ebook/the-keepe

With thanks to @Tiffany we also had Katee Robert and Alexandra Rowland recommended so check them out too.
I also recently enjoyed Sorcery and Small Magics, another m/m cosy.

I would have also liked to add A Bone in His Teeth (trans/m dark fantasy) to this vote, but it’s not out until halfway through May, keep an eye out for it

@queerromanceclub #QueerRomanceClub #queerFantasy #fantasyBooks #BookClub

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Mastodon AustraliaWendy Palmer (@wendypalmer@mastodon.au)I am the current coordinator of the Queer Romance Club (QRC), the FediBookClub for readers of queer romance. Boost this post to be notified-on-Edit of each month's vote & pick, or find it pinned on my profile. MAY recommendations request: https://mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/114373241994774522 APRIL pick: Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell https://mastodon.au/@wendypalmer/114226474249356136 QRC is open to all, read at your own pace over the month and post about it under the #QueerRomanceClub and @queerromanceclub@a.gup.pe tags, and/or add some commentary on Bookwyrm. No rules: let’s hear reactions, theories, reviews, favourite quotes etc, any time throughout the month or indeed whenever you happen to read it 😊 CW for spoilers if going into details but general observations can be open. Note we’re also open to free choice selections, so if you’d rather post comments about a different book you’re reading as well or instead, feel free to use the tags for those too. We’re all about the queer romance book love, and love to hear about titles we may have missed! 2025 Schedule (subject to change/open to suggestions): Dec: winter/holiday vibes Nov: classics/old favourites Oct: paranormal Sept: mystery/suspense Aug: cosy July: Lambda winners June: pride month no matter what the fascists say May: fantasy April: science fiction — Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell March: historical — I Shall Never Fall In Love by Hari Conner Feb: BIPOC — Leather, Lace and Locs by Anne Shade Jan: contemporary — Roland Rogers Isn’t Dead Yet by Samatha Allen #QueerRomance #books #BookClub #LGBTQBooks #romanceReads
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AesAthena

Remember that fancy Frenchie I kept posting for #WIPWednesday? 🎀🐾

His #book is finally live on #Kickstarter ! THE POOCH SALUTE! is a cozy contemporary #fantasy with talking #dogs, Crock-Pot healing potions, and a Fourth of July parade no one’s ready for.

It's got warmth, wit, and second chances—for people and pups.

🌟 kickstarter.com/projects/danie
Boosts appreciated! 💌

#Cozy #Magic
#ReadersOfMastodon #Books #BookLover #AmWriting #IndieAuthor #Author #Fiction #WritersCoffeeClub #FantasyBooks #Krita

Cover of The Pooch Salute! A cheerful French bulldog in a red, white, and blue outfit strikes a confident pose beside a stylish older woman who wears a white blouse with a red bow and gestures dashingly at the title. Behind them is a festive Fourth of July backdrop with sparkles and celebration vibes. The title is bold and playful, with “Fashion Frenchies Book 2” as a subtitle. The overall tone is whimsical, heartwarming, and fun.
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S. Kaeth

@bookstodon @fantasy @sciencefiction

Check out Brewed Books' review of Mushroom Blues by Adrian M. Gibson, where she says: "The world building was so immersive. I felt like I was right in there among the spores. And our main characters had such strong voices and such growth.

I would definitely recommend picking this one up!"

Read more at instagram.com/p/DIyj0VwvsgR/?i

InstagramJennifer Lee on Instagram: "Mushroom Blues By Adrian M. Gibson @adrianmgibson Indie Ink Awards nominee @indieinkawards My thoughts here may not directly correlate to the ratings I give as an Indie Ink Award judge. That being said, I absolutely loved it. Five stars. This book addresses a war torn country, now under the control of an invading force. Our two main characters come from either side of this divide. Brought together with the common goal of solving the murders and disappearances of fungal children. We watch personal barriers be torn down between the two of them despite the feelings of most and it doesn’t heal the world but it feels like a good step. We also see the evil present on both sides which is another kind of torn down barrier when they can acknowledge that. The world building was so immersive. I felt like I was right in there among the spores. And our main characters had such strong voices and such growth. I would definitely recommend picking this one up!"19 likes, 3 comments - brewed_books on April 22, 2025: "Mushroom Blues By Adrian M. Gibson @adrianmgibson Indie Ink Awards nominee @indieinkawards My thoughts here may not directly correlate to the ratings I give as an Indie Ink Award judge. That being said, I absolutely loved it. Five stars. This book addresses a war torn country, now under the control of an invading force. Our two main characters come from either side of this divide. Brought together with the common goal of solving the murders and disappearances of fungal children. We watch personal barriers be torn down between the two of them despite the feelings of most and it doesn’t heal the world but it feels like a good step. We also see the evil present on both sides which is another kind of torn down barrier when they can acknowledge that. The world building was so immersive. I felt like I was right in there among the spores. And our main characters had such strong voices and such growth. I would definitely recommend picking this one up!".
#IndieInkAwards#Bookstodon#Bookstagram
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Alexa Whitewolf
✨ IT HAPPENED ✨

Sorry for shouting, but oh, wow, I'm lost for words to tell you how excited I am about this! 🤩

I've been dreaming of being featured in a book box for so long, and when I finally got an offer last year, I had to do my best to keep the secret (which was HARD, I swear 😅). But now I can finally share that I'm one of the featured authors in the Midnight Tales Book Box this April. Woohoo! 🎉

The book is my romantasy novel Secret Shadows (a retelling of the Ancient Greek Hades & Persephone myth and the legend of how The Underworld was formed). So if you haven't read it yet or you want to get a paperback copy + some awesome swag and a ✨signed✨ bookplate, now is the perfect chance to get it:

https://forms.gle/24Hp9osMrtQbQemGA

A huge THANK YOU to the Midnight Tales Book Box team and also to my readers. THANK YOU for supporting me and my books through the years and helping me make my writing dreams come true.♥️♥️♥️

#books #bookstodon #booktodon #fantasybooks #romancebooks #booklover #bookrecommendations #bookish #bookworm #reading #readers #readingcommunity #PNR #paranormalromance #fantasybook #romantasy #romancebooks #authorlife #writerslife
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S. Kaeth

NO FOOLING! Check out these 47 epic fantasy ebooks! If there's any romance in the books in this sale, it's low or no spice (closed door/fade-to-black) at the most. There's also a giveaway prize of 8 paperbacks and 10 ebooks, for 2 winners.

books.bookfunnel.com/epicfanta

My Stone Age fantasy Between Starfalls is in this sale, and right now, all signed paperbacks sold from me are 30% off.

@fantasy @sffbookclub @bookstodon

A Romanesque city with towers and waterfalls glows in the sun, and a person stands closer to the camera, looking at it. The text reads Epic Fantasy Book Sale and Giveaway.
#EpicFantasy#BookSale#IndieAuthors
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S. Kaeth

Loose Kanin launches today! This is book 2 of my friend's Glass Kanin series, and it is an amazing, funny, heart wrenching ride!
(From the author): If you like LitRPG and wish it was more queer, or if you don't like LitRPG but are willing to read a weird, gay book about a man made out of glass, Books 1 & 2 (Glass Kanin and Loose Kanin) are on sale this week!
💙📚 🌈📚 amazon.com/gp/product/B0DS54BR

@lgbtqbookstodon @bookstodon @fantasy

www.amazon.comAmazon.com: Loose Kanin: Book 2 of Glass Kanin eBook : Leep, Kia: Kindle StoreAmazon.com: Loose Kanin: Book 2 of Glass Kanin eBook : Leep, Kia: Kindle Store
#QueerBooks#LGBTQBooks#LitRPG
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Bregje
I'm currently reading The Hobbit for the fifth time and once again really enjoying it✨ The copy I'm reading is actually a slightly battered film edition, but this Dutch edition I also have is much nicer.

I remembered the book mostly as a quest story, but I was pleasantly surprised by the humour. Especially the "good morning" scene in the beginning is such a fun way of showing how British people can be quite indirect sometimes.

#TheHobbit #Tolkien #Fantasy #Books #FantasyBooks #Reading @bookstodon@a.gup.pe #Boeken #Lezen #DeHobbit
A white hand holding up a copy of The Hobbit in front of a tree with bright pink flowers. The cover shows an illustration by Alan Lee of the dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf standing on top of a high cliff. Below and in the distance is a river and to the right, on the opposite site of the river, is bright green grass and a few trees. Two eagles are circling the cliff top.
#dehobbit
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Joanna Maciejewska

Last night, I watched The Illusionist for the first time and enjoyed it greatly. It made me think about The Prestige, and how both movies only reveal the truth of the events at the end.
It made me realize that Memories of Sorcery and Sand are similar in that regard. The book isn't about magic tricks (magic is very real in MoSS), but it is about slowly unveiling the events only to show the truth at the very end.
So if you liked this aspect of those movies, MoSS might be for you. If you didn't, you might not enjoy it.

Coming April 12. Preorders here: books2read.com/MoSS

An image of the cover of Memories of Sorcery and Sand by Joanna Maciejewska and the text: What is true and what is not? (read text for details) books2read.com/MoSS
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